Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery : Case report

Authors

Dilip Sankhla, Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Samir Hussein, Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Jojy George, Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Ranjan William, Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Sinan Al-Azawi, Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Badriya Al-Qassabi, Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Abstract

Agenesis and hypoplasia of left-sided pulmonary artery anomalies have been infrequently reported. The majority of cases are diagnosed in childhood, but occasionally some asymptomatic cases are first recognised in adulthood when detected by an abnormal chest radiograph. We report a twenty-one year old female patient with left pulmonary artery agenesis who was asymptomatic till adulthood, but presented with mild respiratory symptoms and an abnormal chest X-ray. A contrast enhanced computerised tomography (CECT) scan helped to establish the diagnosis. Early diagnosis of this condition is essential to avert potentially lethal complications.

Publication Date

6-30-2009

First Page

180

Last Page

184

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Recommended Citation

Sankhla, Dilip; Hussein, Samir; George, Jojy; William, Ranjan; Al-Azawi, Sinan; and Al-Qassabi, Badriya (2009) "Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery : Case report," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 9: 180-184.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2788